The Loma Maelstrom: A Bad Case Of Hi-Tech Metamorphopsia Awaits El Chacal Inside The Matrix.

Make no mistake, in spite of all my constant insults directed at poor old ugly ass Ghoulermo, the groady little turtle faced hobgoblin is a bad man. P4P he's the most skilled defensive fighter in the game, not only rivaling, but surpassing Money May and SOB Ward in that department, while Andre's inside game is far greater. Just going out on a limb here, but I think Rigondeaux's flimsy Faberge egg like mandible made the decision for him as to what in ring style he should pursue, because standing and slugging it out mano a mano was never an option, it seems even a fleeting draft is enough to deposit this perpetually frowning toad right on his keister, his mandible is as delicate as a dandelion. Basically all it takes is for a feather duster to sweep across his chin and he goes down, to put it frankly, accuracy is his mortal enemy. So as a boxer he's made it his life's mission to get hit as little as humanly possible, and if the fans don't like it, the grumpy munchkin couldn't give even the slightest of ****s, he doesn't care about your approval. The other asset he possesses is his devastating bone shattering face distorting power, part of that comes from his pinpoint accuracy, the rest is seemingly natural. So its easier for him to keep opponents at bay than a Mayweather or Ward, because by bumrushing Rigo, you might just get your wig split, so as with most fighters with heavy hands, that's a fairly powerful deterrent. So he's defensively gifted, a deadly accurate counter puncher who is blessed with raw power. He's kind of a nightmare opponent for most fighers, a risk not worth taking for most, because he's either going to outclass and embarrass you in a borefest that also happens to be a career altering schooling, or if you go all out for the KO, probably get KTFO in the process.

Now much has been made of the size differential between Rigo and Loma, personally I don't think its going to play much of a factor, because when someone is skilled enough, like with Mayweather, Pacquiao, Ward, Jones Jr., Hopkins and Leonard moving up, skills still pay the bills, and its not like Loma has a massive power edge. Rigo's power may be lessened by the move up in weight, but you never know, it may increase, it happens. Regardless, Rigo with less power still probably equals Loma's overall power. So its possible no one will have that edge here. As far as weight goes, I doubt Rigo walks around a svelte trim 122 24/7 365 days a year, most likely he walks around in the ballpark of 135. As far as the height advantage of Loma, its not all that great, Rigo has faced giants that could conceivably be fighting at 154 like Amagasa and Flores, both of them the same height as Postol, who fights at 140. Rigo dealt with them with relative ease. Age isn't necessarily a factor either, after all Jazza, Chucky and Hisashi aren't what I'd call old codgers, they're all kind of spring chickens. Like those two old coots Mayweather and Wlad, the skills in the end matter more than any perceived height, age or weight disparity.

So if Loma beats Rigo and decisively, he should get full credit, at the very least as much credit as Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua got for beating Wlad, maybe more, since The Rigo Riddle has yet to be decoded. Make no mistakes, even though much of what I write will seem like it will be an easy task for Vasyl, its easier said by me than necessarily done. Thankfully I have confidence in Lomachenko's skill level and how it can negate many of the stumbling blocks most face when taking on Guillermo The Great, that I do think Loma can win, and make it look easy.

Let me clear up a fallacy being spewed by all the haters, but, but, but... Loma gets hit a lot.... Based on what? His fight against Marriaga? So ****ing what. Lomachenko took a calculated risk, he knew he was fighting on ESPN in front of in all likelihood the biggest audience he's ever had on free TV. Marriaga is a natural Featherweight who was moving up, who went toe to toe with Valdez and Walters, neither man was hurt all that badly, maybe stunned a little against him. So Loma realized he'd probably have less power at 130, and since this was his first match in that division, he hadn't had time to properly acclimate himself to it, so Lomachenko took a risk that paid off. Put on a show, and eat some leather in the process, be an entertaining fighter in a match with minimal risk, and in the process garner maximum fans. Its as simple as that, yes sometimes fighters are willing to take a few punches to put asses in seats. Mexican, Argentine, Japanese and Thai fighters its basically their only style, probably due to the fans reaction many of them crave, and guess what, its tried and true formula, it puts asses in seats. So on occasion when they can get away with it, yes Loma and.... GGG will exploit their damn good chins in an effort make more money.

You want to see the real Lomachenko? Look no further than the Walters fight. How many risks did he take early on? Was he going for broke hellbent for leather from the opening bell gunning for the KO? Hell no he wasn't, he took his time, figured out the range and timing of the Axe Man, gauged the power over the first 3 or 4 rounds, all the while doing just enough to win the rounds, kind of like an F1 twister. Once he felt comfortable, he starting amping the pressure and intensity gradually, until by the 6th and 7th he became a full blown F5 tornado that was too much for Walters to bear, so he quit mentally and then literally quit. The Lomanado broke his will. If you think Loma isn't going to take his time with Rigo to begin with, you're either stupid, DKSAB, haven't watched any of his matches or are being intellectually dishonest with yourself and others.

Okay.. Now... how do you unlock the Riddle Of Rigoblindeaux?

Rigondeaux's three main advantages are his southpaw stance, his impeccable timing, and his masterful control of distance and range, in order for a fighter to beat him, they need to have excellent footwork preferably to be able to pivot from one side of Rigo to the other with the greatest of ease, that would get him into range and in a position to land consistent shots on Rigo. Then you need the kind of footwork that will not only cut off the ring but that will disrupt Rigo's movement and rhythm and throw him off of his trajectory entirely and out of position, causing him to have to reset his feet and possibly move in the other direction altogether, which he's not at all accustomed to. Most can't dictate the pace with him, because either they're not skilled enough to pull it off effectively or they don't even know how. Okay, you also need an arrhythmic awkward hard to time rhythm, excellent parrying skills for to slip or block the incoming counter, use weird and incessant feints to keep Rigo blinded and guessing, and use odd angles to deliver punches on parts of Rigo's head and body that he's not adequately prepared to defend, therefore he won't see them coming, and those are the shots that KO or drop guys. It would also help if that fighter was a fellow southpaw. These are qualities most of Rigo's previous opponents have not possessed, aside from maybe Donaire, who's fairly one dimensional, none even came close to be quite honest.

But what potential nightmare opponent does that sound like? That sounds a like Lomachenko to me. Personally I've always thought Loma could beat Rigo at SBW, FW and obviously at SFW. Because the one other quality that I didn't mention above that will give Rigo problems, is speed. Not only does Loma possess speed, its blinding speed, as in fastest hands at FW Gary Russell Jr. negating speed, no one Rigo has faced has anything close to Loma's speed, and often times speed is power, especially when landing the aforementioned shots your opponent can't prepare for, or in some cases, they see them coming at all. So all these qualities combined, Loma will not only beat Rigo, but he will KO Rigo, not sure which round, it could be early, it could be in the middle rounds, or it could be late, it'll be whenever Loma unlocks the Riddle of Rigo, he'll take his time, won't rush in, slowly probe and feint his way through the match until he gets his prey's timing right, then he'll go to work, and judging by how pathetic Rigo's mandible truly is, if Loma lands a 2 or 3 punch combo, he may not only KO him, he may knock him clean out. So my prediction is, Loma will play it safe for about 3 or 4 rounds, unlock the riddle, go to work and savagely KO him in 5. So word of advice to that piece of excrement Jay-Z, save your money, the judges won't be needed here.

Prepare to be torn asunder and skinned alive by the all encompassing blinding maelstrom. Try to enjoy your brief unpleasant brutal stay Rigo, this isn't going to be pretty.

Enter The Lomachenko Vortex.

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Donaire got hit plenty by Rigo and took everything he had, and didn't go down, and that was at a lower weight. Donaire moved up and was completely squashed by the Axeman, the same Axeman that landed several shots on Loma, all of which didn't phase him.